-- More drug war collateral damage in Afghanistan, where farmers are indebted to criminal syndicates because NATO troops burned their opium crops. Some are apparently selling their children into slavery. The humanitarian outrage here is bad enough. But it's also hard to see how this is productive in fighting terrorism.

-- This flow chart from Reason is a pretty important part of the immigration debate. It illustrates how telling people to "wait in line" is rather pointless. There simply aren't any lines in which to wait. Especially if you're a low-skilled worker.